{"id":26141,"date":"2018-07-31T19:27:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T00:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26141"},"modified":"2018-07-31T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T00:55:29","slug":"the-super-engineered-1976-firebird-runs-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26141","title":{"rendered":"The Super Engineered Firebird Runs For The First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26155\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8 27\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-27.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been nine years since this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propontiac.com\/\">1974 Pontiac Firebird<\/a> was on the road. The Swedish owner spent that time designing and building the lightest and best performing 2nd generation Firebird he could. Since our <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=12741\">last update<\/a> the owner completed an incredible amount of custom work from the fully independent suspension designed in CAD down to the custom battery holder. Just this month the car was taken off the jackstands for a short test drive, powered by the built 400 ci V8. To appreciate the amount of thought and effort that went into this project please scroll thorugh the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propontiac.com\/blog\/\">build blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3LYQZ6oeSas\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26156\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26156\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8 28\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-28.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26157\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8 29\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-29.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8 30\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ProPontiac 1974 Firebird with a 400 ci V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ProPontiac-1974-Firebird-with-a-400-ci-V8-30.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propontiac.com\/\">ProPontiac<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/propontiacdotcom\/\">ProPontiac FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been nine years since this 1974 Pontiac Firebird was on the road. The Swedish owner spent that time designing and building the lightest and best performing 2nd generation Firebird he could. Since our last update the owner completed an incredible amount of custom work from the fully independent suspension designed in CAD down to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26141\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Super Engineered Firebird Runs For The First Time<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-firebird"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":104367,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=104367","url_meta":{"origin":26141,"position":0},"title":"ProPontiac Firebird at the Autocross","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Our last update on the ProPontiac Firebird was almost two years ago. Back then the car was on a dyno were the built 400 ci Pontiac V8 made 500+ horsepower. The V8 features Eagle forged pistons, Carillo forged rods, ported heads, dry sump, and custom camshaft. 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Under the custom carbon fiber hood they swapped a 7.0 L LS7 V8 featuring Mamo ported heads, Hawks Motorsport camshaft, longtube headers, and custom stainless steel exhaust. 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The company logged many hours working on the appearance and upgrading performance. The result is a pro-touring showpiece. The company started by installing new steel quarter-panels, fenders, radiator core support and carbon fiber nose, hood, and trunk\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Firebird&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Firebird","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=177"},"img":{"alt_text":"1971 Pontiac Firebird with a LS7 V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1971-Pontiac-Firebird-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1971-Pontiac-Firebird-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1971-Pontiac-Firebird-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1971-Pontiac-Firebird-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1971-Pontiac-Firebird-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":113762,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=113762","url_meta":{"origin":26141,"position":3},"title":"1967 Firebird with a Turbo 2.0L Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Complete Concepts found a 1967 Pontiac Firebird abandoned for many years in a forest in Alaska. With the factory motor seized, the team decided to swap turbocharged 2.0 L LTG inline-four (Gen III Ecotec) from a 2018 Malibu. This motor produces 250 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. 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In the engine bay is a twin-turbo 482 ci Pontiac V8 built by Butler Performance in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee sitting six inches further back. 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